After the collapse of Olaf Scholz’s three-party coalition, follow our live-updating polling data and discover other possible coalitions ahead of February vote
CDU leader and other politicians criticise media group Axel Springer over publication of opinion piece
Billionaire entrepreneur wades into election campaign by reposting criticisms of frontrunner Friedrich Merz
Opposition CDU and governing SPD offer starkly competing visions as they prepare to unveil election manifestos
German chancellor’s widely expected parliamentary defeat is main route to trigger early elections under constitution
Also in this newsletter: Germany arrests AfD member and others over alleged Nazi-inspired plot
Prosecutors say group inspired by Nazi ideology planned to seize control of eastern regions and carry out ethnic cleansing
Fewer voters are put off by the roots of some far-right parties
Allegations against Jörg Dornau are latest scandal to engulf AfD over links to authoritarian governments
The FPÖ’s victory suggests it is no longer necessary to detoxify your brand to win
The fracturing of politics in the Federal Republic threatens western unity and support for Kyiv
Preliminary result shows Olaf Scholz’s party narrowly fending off AfD
Local Social Democrats warn voters it is ‘us or them’ in bid to defeat AfD in eastern state election
Polls find centre-left politician is least popular chancellor since German reunification
Good results for the far-right AfD in regional elections came as VW dealt a blow to manufacturing jobs
More than three decades after the end of communist rule, the victory of the AfD in a state election in the east underlines a lingering political divide
Alternative for Germany won its first regional election but still has no viable path to govern
Even outside government, the AfD can exert a pernicious influence
Ghosts from the former GDR stalk an increasingly polarised region
Olaf Scholz says AfD is ‘damaging’ country after its win in eastern state
Poll delivers disastrous results for parties in Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s three-way coalition government
Far-right Alternative for Germany party has upended political logic in regional elections
Industry groups say AfD’s success deters immigrants that the region badly needs
Three parties in coalition government set to be given a drubbing on Sunday by frustrated voters
Also in this newsletter: Bulgaria calls its seventh general election in three years
